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Sawston, Cambridgeshire

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Sawston, Cambridgeshire

Sawston is a large village in Cambridgeshire in England, situated on the River Cam seven miles (11 km) south of Cambridge. It has a population of 7,150. It is officially listed as a village, despite fulfilling many of the criteria for town status such as a High Street with shops and banks.

District

South Cambridgeshire

Post town

Cambridge

Administrative County

Cambridgeshire

Traditional County

Cambridgeshire

OS Grid

TL4849

OS Settlement Classification

Other settlement (village, hamlet etc)

Region

Eastern

Country

England

Police Authority

Cambridgeshire

Fire and Rescue Authority

Cambridgeshire

Fire and Rescue Authority

Cambridgeshire

Ambulance Authority

East of England

Dialling code

01223

Population

7,150 (2001)

Other names by which Sawston, Cambridgeshire has been known in the past

Salston ~ Salsitone ~ Salsiton

Sawston, Cambridgeshire in John Bartholomew's "Gazetteer of the British Isles" (1887)